Raccoon Branch Campground

Raccoon Branch has gone downhill. The wireless connectivity was great formerly but now has been removed. There was standing water in the men’s room due to a blocked drain. The camp host appears to be diligently engaged but has to pick his problem to work on next. .

We have stayed at Racoon Branch several times and our grandchildren enjoy the creek and we have had no problems. But this recent trip we were in site #13 and couldn't use the microwave when our air conditioner was running because it would cause the breaker to flip off. Day 2 of our stay campers moved into sites 10 & 11 & all electric sites were full and most were running air conditioners. The host was gone for the day & the main breaker flipped off leaving half of the electric sites without any power, on a day the temperature was upper 80's. I had 3 grandchildren who could not nap in the RV because it was too hot so I drove them around in our cool vehicle to get a nap, wasting expensive fuel. It seems the breakers are old & old breakers get weak so money needs to be allocated to change all the breakers.

Peaceful and maintained. Nice host.

We came in a few days after the campground reopened after cleaning up after Hurricane Helene. This was an amazing place to camp. There's a beautiful creek that runs right behind some of the sites, as well as hiking trails nearby. There was plenty of firewood. The camp host was very thoughtful and made sure to clear as many leaves and sticks from the tent sites as possible. One of my favorite spots we stayed at on our camping trip.

This is a very small ground - 20 sites but only 17 available for campers. Only a very few have water and electric and rest have no services. Unfortunately the sites with services back up to a somewhat busy highway. There are a few trees (and lots of poison ivy!) to muffle a little bit of the sound. We really like the format of our site - kind of y shaped, so the camper is on the right side of the y and/or vehicle is on the left side of the y or you could set up a tent and chairs there.
We were in site 17 where we had a clear view of the traffic. But we had a great fire pit (only one like it in the campground) and a large heavy picnic table. Fortunately the traffic does dwindle significantly after dark.
There are NO showers in this campground but you can use, for free, the showers at the next campground up the road.
This campground does have flush toilets, but neither were cleaned the 5 days we were there. The campground host pretty much ghosted the campground.
We did not have an issue with mosquitoes at this campground.
There are 2 hikes in this campground. One is a horse trail and has some challenging areas to get around ( we eventually turned around and returned to the campground) and the other went up the mountain and was a really good and gradual hike.
Though there is not any internet signal here, we did quite by accident discover ( on day 4) that there is wi-fi. We asked a forestry employee (not the campground host) what the password is and he told us where we could find it. We did and was able to connect with the world our last day there.
When we come back to this area, we will probably chose another campground because of the road traffic. Semi’s cannot climb mountain roads quietly.

We camp here fairly often. This location always has good hosts and very clean sites.

This is a favorite spot just minutes from my childhood home.

I enjoy being able to slow all the way down and enjoy true ntouched nature as it was meant to be.

The campground is small. My rig just barely fits at 35', and anything larger would not fit.

Half the sites have water and 30 amp power and the rest are dry camping sites. All the driveways are paved and clear of trees.

Starlink works ok here. Satellite connections are somewhat inconsistant due to heavy cloud cover at times.

We stayed in our travel trailer while visiting Grayson Highlands and Hungry Mother State Parks and biking the Virginia Creeper Trail. Quiet and peaceful. Very clean restrooms. Note that there are no showers available. There are a couple lovely hiking trails that begin at the campground. We looked at some of the other campgrounds in the area while we were there and decided that next time we would return to this one.

No shower!!! Camping spots are okay. Most electric hookups are reserved. First come first serve policy, except reserved, but look at the dates on each spot. No cell service!!! No Wi-Fi. Property manager was cool. If you’re bicycling the TransAmerica east to west, from the camping spot, it’s a 5 mile steady climb. After that it’s smooth sailing down about 6 miles.

Look for available spot first.
$20 no electric
$27 electric
CASH ONLY
Pets…probably more idk
Pay in a envelope at front kiosk box and drop in metal cylinder
Make sure to tear off your receipt and car mirror receipt on the front of the envelope.

The host was very friendly and helpful. The campground was kept in excellent condition.